Nick Kerbawy
American sportsman
William Nicholas Kerbawy (August 1912 – June 7, 1990) was an American sports executive. He served as the general manager of the Detroit Lions from 1951 to 1958 and of the Detroit Pistons from 1958 to 1961. He won three NFL championships with the Lions. Kerbawy was also the founder and a commissioner of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the hall in 1985.
Biography
Kerbawy was born in August 1912, in Blissfield, Michigan, and graduated from Hillsdale College. He also attended Michigan Normal College (now known as Eastern Michigan University) where he won the 1935 tennis championship, although he did not receive the trophy until 1949. After graduating from college, Kerbawy taught Spanish and journalism at Hillsdale and operated a news bureau there. He also served as a correspondent for the Battle Creek Enquirer and the Lansing State Journal and officiated several local basketball games. By 1944, he had become public relations director and director of sports publicity at Michigan State University (then known as the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science) and around that time was named the school's sports information director. He accepted these posts mainly because he was also named an assistant professor at the school.
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